New home owners are finding themselves in limbo as insurers refuse to write any new policies for Christchurch's shaken homes.

Building inspectors and welfare staff have been knocking on the doors of about 3600 households in Christchurch today, assessing the needs of people and property.

The first round of quake-affected businesses signed up to the Government's wage assistance package will see money in the bank tomorrow.

Tracking today's events as they happen on day six of the Christchurch earthquake disaster.

Christchurch's CBD cordon will be lifted tomorrow morning if there are no further major aftershocks. The city's Bus Exchange will also open.

Blogger Mike Dickison on Christchurch's week of shakes, in which he found out Eva Longoria was praying for him.

The theft of thousands of dollars of equipment from a Christchurch special needs school has been called 'a kick in the guts' for students struggling to deal with the quake.

New Zealand businesses are stepping up and helping out Christchurch earthquake victims.

The Govt has made $7.5m available to organisations providing social services to those affected by Saturday’s earthquake in Canterbury.

Tickets to some Canterbury matches for next year's Rugby World Cup have been set aside for those affected by Saturday's earthquake.

Nearly 400 homes in Kaiapoi and Pines Beach are under restricted access or considered unsafe as a result of Saturday's quake.

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Water restrictions have been lifted for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula but some Waimakariri residents must still boil their water and their river is contaminated.

The Christchurch earthquake threw a fish tank across Amy Adams' daughter's bedroom, shattering on the bed inches from her head.

APN News & Media, publisher of nzherald.co.nz, is today launching a nation-wide appeal for Christchurch earthquake victims.

Researchers explain why Canterbury escaped with no loss of life and little damage compared with the devastation in Haiti.

Keeping water on the boil is part of the daily grind for a Christchurch coffee maker since the weekend's earthquake.